Best Bow build in Monster Hunter Now: Armor, weapons & skills

Elevate your Monster Hunter Now experience with the optimal Bow build, including all the necessary armor and Bows. Enhance your gameplay with this elite Bow build, tailored for peak performance in the game.

Renowned for its high damage potential, the Bow is a game-changer yet challenging to master due to its charge shots and critical distance requirements. It is one of the deadliest weapons in Monster Hunter Now but has a steep learning curve.

This is largely down to the need to charge shots and remain within the critical distance of your target. Fortunately, the best Monster Hunter Now Bow build makes using this ranged weapon much more manageable. 

So, if you’re a Bow player who wants to maximize your damage output, then you’ll want to check out the best Monster Hunter Now Bow build. 

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• Best Bow build in Monster Hunter Now 
• Best Bow armor skills in Monster Hunter Now
• Best Bow in Monster Hunter Now

Best Bow build in Monster Hunter Now 

The best Light Bow build in Monster Hunter Now utilizes the following pieces of armor and skills:

	ARMOR	SKILLS
HEAD	Rathalos Helm	Attack Boost 2 Fire Attack 1 (Grade 6)
CHEST	Rathalos Mail	Weakness Exploit 2 (Grade 6)
ARMS	Kulu Vambraces	Last Stand 1 Critical Eye 1 (Grade 4)
WAIST	Rathalos Coil	Focus 1 Fire Attack 1 (Grade 6)
LEGS	Jyura Greaves	Focus 2 Last Stand 1 (Grade 4)

Best Bow armor skills in Monster Hunter Now

Once you upgrade all the armor pieces outlined in the table above to Grade 4/6, you’ll have access to the best Bow build in Monster Hunter Now. This set gives the following skills:

• Attack Boost 2
• Weakness Exploit 2
• Last Stand 1
• Critical Eye 1
• Focus 3

One of the best Bow skills in Monster Hunter Now is Focus, which drastically shortens the charging time needed to reach your level three charge shot. Having quicker charge times will enable you to pump out more DPS, which is incredibly important when you need to quickly take down your foe.

Attack Boost provides a decent buff to your attack power, while Weakness Exploit increases your affinity when hitting a monster’s weak point. When this is combined with the added affinity from the Kulu Vambraces (Crit Eye), you have a recipe for some incredibly powerful Bow shots.

Last Stand also increases your defense by 50 whenever your health drops below 29%, providing you with a nice backup should things go south.

It’s important to note, that just like the best Light Bowgun build in Monster Hunter Now, you can switch the Arms (Kulu Vambraces) with the Rathian Vambraces. This will give you access to the Burst skill, which is particularly powerful when using spread shot bows as landing consecutive hits increases attack power for four seconds.

Best Bow in Monster Hunter Now

There is no single best Bow in Monster Hunter Now — this is because you’ll want to focus on utilizing each monster’s elemental weakness. However, we’ve listed the best Bows you should focus on building below:

• Pulsar Bow (Thunder)
• Aqua Arrow (Water)
• Glacial Bow (Ice)
• Rathslinger (Fire)
• Diablos Bow (High raw damage)

That’s the best Bow build in Monster Hunter Now. Now that you know which weapons and armor pieces to build, why not check out our Monster Hunter Now page for all the latest news and guides?

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